Splunk Enterprise up to 8.1.11/8.2.8/9.0.1 Dashboard PDF Generator code injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Splunk Enterprise up to 8.1.11/8.2.8/9.0.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Dashboard PDF Generator. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-43571. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Splunk Enterprise up to 8.1.11/8.2.8/9.0.1 (Log Management Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Dashboard PDF Generator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.2.9, 8.1.12, and 9.0.2, an authenticated user can execute arbitrary code through the dashboard PDF generation component.

The weakness was published 11/04/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at research.splunk.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-43571 since 10/20/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 8.1.12, 8.2.9 or 9.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Log Management Software

Vendor

• Splunk

Name

• Enterprise

Version

• 8.1.0
• 8.1.1
• 8.1.2
• 8.1.3
• 8.1.4
• 8.1.5
• 8.1.6
• 8.1.7
• 8.1.8
• 8.1.9
• 8.1.10
• 8.1.11
• 8.2.0
• 8.2.1
• 8.2.2
• 8.2.3
• 8.2.4
• 8.2.5
• 8.2.6
• 8.2.7
• 8.2.8
• 9.0.0
• 9.0.1

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• commercial

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